Dean, Paul, Ed, Ben and Jesse spend some time in your past talking about some time deeper in their past and also some time in the future, unless youre reading this in the future and then theyre talking about theRead more

Ben, Pauland Dean answer an extendedQuestion of the Week, ruminating on technology of the past and fictional future, then make a few Smart Suggestions for your present. Main Segment: Technology Old and New Smart Suggestions: Ben: Aphex Twin SyroRead more

Ben gets to take the ol podcast out for a spin and Jesse and Paul are joyriding along as well. The meat of the issue is the acquisition of software developer Mojang and the ultra-popular game Minecraft by Microsoft. PriorRead more

Ed, Ben, and Jesse debate the trend on twitter (and elsewhere) of news spoilers. They also debate the greatest rock riffs of all time. Smart suggestions, as always added but a $1.25 upcharge. Smart Suggestions: Ed: Lift (specifically September challenges)Read more

This is kind of a get to know your panel episode, where we talk about our musical backgrounds. In case you dont know (and why would you) Jesse has studied music and composes in his free time. With that inRead more

In this bonus episode of the stuff smart people like podcast, Ben, Paul and Ed, completely spoil Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Comment on this episode Feedback:feedback@smartppllike.comLeave a voice message Subscribe:blog podcastpodcast onlyiTunes Social:TwitterFacebookTumblrGoogle+

Paul hosts this weeks cast in which we discuss future inventions that never came to be (Jetsons style) as well as dystopia and utopia as portrayed in movies and television. Ed adds a new segment called Things I learned thisRead more

Would Batman be a better superhero if he just ate a few more bananas and brazil nuts as a child? Ed, Ben, and Paul tackle this and other comic questions tangentially related to everyones favorite bat-based crime fighter. Spider-man, Watchmen,Read more

In this weeks episode of the Stuff Smart People Like podcast, we discuss the joys and miseries of running a convention. Ben reports onthe strange happenings at the first ever Dashcon, a convention for Tumblr users (totally unrelated to TumblrRead more

Paul, Ed and Dean answer a litigous Question of the Week, talk about the abysmal box office over the holiday weekend, make a few Smart Suggestions for your enjoyment. Main Segment: Box Office: ‘Transformers 4,’ ‘Tammy’ Top Dreadful July 4thRead more

Speedruns, lets plays, and esports. All of these are forms of entertainment where people watch others play videogames. In this episode Ed, Ben and Paul talk about what is so appealing about watching other people play and how it relatesRead more

At some point someone has probably tried to start a business revolving around a problem that nobody has. In the spirit of such strange decisions, Ben unearths a few strange startups that have appeared recently. Their shared characteristic is thatRead more

The big tourney of footy is upon us, so Ben, Ed, Paul and Dean try to make sense of it all. From pronunciation to logos to group play, the guys poseseveral questions and reveal fewanswers. Also this week: Question ofRead more

Long time listeners may notice something is different in this episode. First of all, Ben is running the show. Secondly, there is a new regular panelist. Paul Curran,the Skeptical Statistitian himself(who also appears on the 44th episode of this augustRead more

With Dean gone, the gang have no recourse but to rest on their laurels and resurrect the lighting round, a special green guest calls in with the question of the week, and the three man crew rounds it out withRead more

In this episode of the Stuff Smart People Like podcast, the panel talks about politics in comedy. With John Olivers new show coming to HBO, the smarties love and hate comedians in the news. Whats the point of all theseRead more

Come on gang, theres a song that were singing so donate some money. In this weeks episode, Ben, Ed and Dean explore the nature of small talk, supporting smaller artistsandpatronage.And as always they finish up with heaping pile ofSmart Suggestions.Read more

Inspired by a recent, and rather notorious episode of Game of Thrones. Dean, Ed and Ben discuss the nature and sanctity of spoilers. For some they are a boundary beyond which they must not tread. For others, they are justRead more

Dean and Ed man a two man cast devoted squarely to spoilinger, discussing, speculating, and gesticulating (though the last part wont be apparent from the podcast), about the money making juggernaut (also a comic character) that is comic book movies.Read more